Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (27 commits)
  block: remove unused copy_io_context()
  Documentation: remove anticipatory scheduler info
  block: remove REQ_HARDBARRIER
  ioprio: rcu_read_lock/unlock protect find_task_by_vpid call (V2)
  ioprio: fix RCU locking around task dereference
  block: ioctl: fix information leak to userland
  block: read i_size with i_size_read()
  cciss: fix proc warning on attempt to remove non-existant directory
  bio: take care not overflow page count when mapping/copying user data
  block: limit vec count in bio_kmalloc() and bio_alloc_map_data()
  block: take care not to overflow when calculating total iov length
  block: check for proper length of iov entries in blk_rq_map_user_iov()
  cciss: remove controllers supported by hpsa
  cciss: use usleep_range not msleep for small sleeps
  cciss: limit commands allocated on reset_devices
  cciss: Use kernel provided PCI state save and restore functions
  cciss: fix board status waiting code
  drbd: Removed checks for REQ_HARDBARRIER on incomming BIOs
  drbd: REQ_HARDBARRIER -> REQ_FUA transition for meta data accesses
  drbd: Removed the BIO_RW_BARRIER support form the receiver/epoch code
  ...
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Linus Torvalds
2010-11-12 08:52:47 -08:00
34 changed files with 367 additions and 519 deletions
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ you can do so by typing:
As of the Linux 2.6.10 kernel, it is now possible to change the
IO scheduler for a given block device on the fly (thus making it possible,
for instance, to set the CFQ scheduler for the system default, but
set a specific device to use the anticipatory or noop schedulers - which
set a specific device to use the deadline or noop schedulers - which
can improve that device's throughput).
To set a specific scheduler, simply do this:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ a "cat /sys/block/DEV/queue/scheduler" - the list of valid names
will be displayed, with the currently selected scheduler in brackets:
# cat /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler
noop anticipatory deadline [cfq]
# echo anticipatory > /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler
noop deadline [cfq]
# echo deadline > /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler
# cat /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler
noop [anticipatory] deadline cfq
noop [deadline] cfq
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@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c.
elevator= [IOSCHED]
Format: {"anticipatory" | "cfq" | "deadline" | "noop"}
Format: {"cfq" | "deadline" | "noop"}
See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt and
Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt for details.
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@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ three rotations, respectively, to balance the tree), with slightly slower
To quote Linux Weekly News:
There are a number of red-black trees in use in the kernel.
The anticipatory, deadline, and CFQ I/O schedulers all employ
rbtrees to track requests; the packet CD/DVD driver does the same.
The deadline and CFQ I/O schedulers employ rbtrees to
track requests; the packet CD/DVD driver does the same.
The high-resolution timer code uses an rbtree to organize outstanding
timer requests. The ext3 filesystem tracks directory entries in a
red-black tree. Virtual memory areas (VMAs) are tracked with red-black